Paper doll



E. M. BISHOP Aug. 11, 1936.

PAPER DOLL Filed June 5, 1935 ATTORNEY CTI Patented ug. 11, QS

' UNITED-'STATES PATENT -oglg-*FICEUv 1 Claim.

This invention relates to paper dolls used for the amusement of children and the principal object of the invention is to provide a novel form of fastening whereby different garments may be secured to the body of the doll gure, whereby various garments may be easily and quickly attached to and removed from the body blank, and which will securely hold the garment to the body when applied thereto.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specication,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a body blank and a garment provided with fastening means constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the body blank and garment shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail longitudinal section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure l showing the novel fastening means.

Figure 4 is a detail cross sectional View taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a detail cross sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 6 6 of Figure 2.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary front elevation showing a modified form of the invention.

Figure 8 is a rear elevation of the modied form shown in Figure '7.

Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, I designates a body blank preferably cut or stamped from relatively stii material such as cardboard, celluloid or the like to outline the body limbs and features of a doll, and upon which curls I I, shoes I2 and a hand bag I3 may be painted or otherwise marked..

The garment blank I4, such as a cape suit, a coat, period costume, pajamas, or the like is formed of paper shaped and printed to t and harmonize with the body blank I0, and at the shoulder portion is provided with a back piece I which is secured to the garment by tabs I6 projecting from the garment and bending over and adhesively secured to the back piece. The back piece has formed integral therewith an extension Il which registers with the neck portion I8 of the body blank and terminates in a head portion I 9 the front face of which is painted or printed to provide headwear. A slit 2U having the ends reversely curved is formed diagonally in the head portion I9 to receive the head of the 5 body blank which ispassed upwardly between the garment and back piece I5. Thus the body blank is frictionally held by the edges of the slit 20. It will be observed that the garment may be easily Iattached to the body blank by slipping 10 the body blank upwardly between the front of the garment and the back piece I5 until the head of the body blank projects through the slit 2D in the headwear in which position of the parts the garment will be rigidly supported and reenforced by the back piece I5, neck extension I1 thereof, and terminal head portion I9 as best shown in Figure 2. v

Parallel slits 2I may be formed in one or both sleeves of the garment to receive the arms 22 of 2f, the body blank and provide an arm retaining strap 23. The garment is provided with an additional transverse slit 24 near the bottom through which the feet and legs 25 of the body blank are passed. The garment is provided at suitable intervals along the edge with bendable flaps 26 which are bent over the back face of the body blank to hold the garment in applied position.

In Figures 7 and 8 a modied form of the invention is shown in which the garment is in one single piece and pasting of tabs IB, as above described, is eliminated. In the modied form 21 designates the garment, the same having an integral neck portion 28, as shown in Figure 8, which terminates in a head portion 29 painted 35 or otherwise printed to form headwear, there being a slit 30 in the headwear tolreceive the head of the body blank 3I. A slit 32 is formed in the neck portion of the garment through which the head of the body blank may be slipped to be received in the slit 30 of the headwear.

From the above description it will be apparent that with a body blank and dress blanks constructed as described, changes in .attire may be easily and quickly made. It will also be observed that the fastening means for the garment blanks presents a rugged and substantial construction.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a doll body blank cut and marked to display a head, body, arms, legs, features, curls, shoes, and hand bag, of a dolls dress having a skirt provided near the bottom edge with a transverse irregular slit to receive the legs and permit of the skirt showing between and behind 4the legs, an upper garment integral with the skirt and having a sleeve portion provided with spaced slits between which one arm is thrust and exposed on the front of the garment between the slits, a back shoulder portion for the upper garment between which and the front upper portion of the garment the shoulder portion of the body blank is disposed, the upper garment having integral with the back shoulder portion an extension forming a neck adapted to be disposed in rear of the neck of the body blank and terminating in abat provided with a diagonal slit reversely curved at the ends to receive the head of the body blank, the slit in the skirt firmly securing the skirt to the legs of the body blank, the slits in the arm portion of the garment firmly securing the garment to the arm of the body blank, and the slit in the hat firmly securing the hat to the head portion of the body blank, whereby the garment skirt and hat are al1 held against accidental dislodgment from the body blank.

ELEANOR MARY BISHOP. 

